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Jackson, who had been drinking, told people the defendant ‘had it coming’.

The victim was hospitalised for four days after the attack.

But defending, Emma Martin said it had been an ‘unusual’ attack, and that Jackson had heard the victim using abusive, racist language and had gone over to confront him.

“He knows he should not have got involved,” she said. “He knows he should have left the scene. He was panicking and frightened, because he thought he was going to be attacked. He struck out with his boots. He knows the affect it has had on the victim and he feels desperately remorseful.”

She also handed over a number of personal references in his defence.

Sentencing, Judge David Ticehurst told Jackson: “As a result of your actions this man spent four days in hospital. He couldn’t see, he couldn’t walk unaided. He has become depressed – all this because you kicked him in the face.